Radio frequency identification enabled mirrors
A radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mirror includes a mirror comprising a reflective layer. The reflective layer comprises at least one layer of a metallic material. At least one portion of the reflective layer is removed to form a booster antenna from a remaining portion of the reflective layer. A dielectric coating is applied to the mirror where the reflective layer was removed. The RFID-enabled mirror further includes an RFID chip coupled to the booster antenna.
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mirror, comprising:
a mirror comprising a reflective layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises at least one layer of a metallic material, a first portion of the reflective layer is removed to form a first booster antenna from a remaining portion of the reflective layer, a second portion of the reflective layer is removed to form a second booster antenna from the remaining portion of the reflective layer;
a dielectric coating is applied to the mirror where the first portion of the reflective layer and the second portion of the reflective layer were removed; and
an RFID chip is coupled to the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna.
2. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein the RFID chip is coupled to the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna via one of an inductive coupling and a capacitive coupling.
3. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein the mirror further comprises a substrate, and wherein the reflective layer is deposited on the substrate.
4. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna comprises a loop antenna.
5. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna comprises a slot antenna having at least one slot corresponding to the removed first portion or the removed second portion of the reflective layer.
6. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein the first booster antenna is configured to resonate at a first frequency band.
7. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 6 , wherein the second booster antenna is configured to resonate at a second frequency band.
8. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein the RFID-enabled mirror comprises one of a rearview mirror and a side view mirror.
9. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric coating comprises stacked layers of transparent dielectric material.
10. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 9 , further comprising a protective layer deposited on top of the reflective layer.
11. A radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled mirror, comprising:
a mirror comprising a reflective layer, wherein:
the reflective layer comprises a dielectric coating;
at least a first portion and a second portion of the reflective layer are removed; and
a metallic material is applied to the mirror where the first portion and the second portion of the reflective layer were removed to form a first booster antenna and a second booster antenna; and
an RFID chip is coupled to the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna.
12. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , wherein the RFID chip is coupled to at least one of the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna via one of an inductive coupling and a capacitive coupling.
13. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , wherein the mirror further comprises a substrate, and wherein the reflective layer is deposited on the substrate.
14. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna comprises a loop antenna.
15. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first booster antenna and the second booster antenna comprises a slot antenna having at least one slot corresponding to the removed first portion or the removed second portion of the reflective layer.
16. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , wherein the first booster antenna is configured to resonate at a first frequency band and the second booster antenna is configured to resonate at a second frequency band.
17. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , wherein the dielectric coating comprises stacked layers of transparent dielectric material.
18. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , further comprising a protective layer deposited on top of the reflective layer.
19. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 11 , further comprising a switch adapted to control an operational state of the RFID-enabled mirror.
20. The RFID-enabled mirror of claim 19 , wherein the operational state of the RFID-enabled mirror corresponds to a number of occupants in a vehicle.